Promoting Art Meeting in Estonia
The second students meeting of the Erasmus+ project Promoting Art was situated in Estonia during 16-20 April 2018.
Students and teachers from partner schools from Poland, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Portugal and Latvia together with Estonian students and teachers gathered to Pärnu to take part in different artistic workshops and to get more information about Estonian culture.
Monday, 16.04.2018
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First day of exchange took place in Pärnu art school and Pärnu Museum of Modern Art. In the art school guests were greeted by headteacher mrs. Kristel Kallau. In the Museum of Modern Art there were workshops held by studens of the partner schools. There were 52 children who could take part in workshops. In different workshops there were approximately 100 pieces made. At the same time it was possible to see two large exhibitions: Estonian Artist Association’s annual exhibition and recycle design exhibition by Estonian artists.
After lunch there was a town tour about Pärnu history by guide Kaire Käära.
In the afternoon there was a portrait drawing workshop in artschool. The result was 11 portraits made by the students. The teacher Tiina Saidla works on the art school.
In the evening there was a ghost tour which was carried out by performance artist Barbara Lehtna. The tour introduced the haunted houses of Parnu
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Tuesday, 17.04.2018
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In the morning there were two workshops in Pärnu art school. First one taught the monotypia technique. Twenty-two artworks were made in that class. Teacher was Kristel Pajos.
The second workshop was ink painting, teacher was Tiiu Leis. The result of the workshop was 18 paintings.
In the afternoon the Mary Magdalena Guild was visited.
In the afternoon there was an animation workshop in Pärnu art school instructed by teacher Tiiu Leis. There were 3 films made as group works.
Wednesday, 18.04.2018
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In the morning there was workshop in art school about redesigning the chairs. Students mostly worked in groups, but there was individual works as well. Altogether 6 chairs were redesigned.
In the afternoon there were two workshops in Museum of Modern Art. Recycle artist Margus Rebane uses old papers and posters in his works. He also engraves on the stones. They started with stones and moved on to paper – 20 pieces were made in the end.
Fashion designer Marta Moorats promotes environmental sustainability. She taught how to sew clothers to yourself, using the textile factory residues. There were 4 works made.
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Thursday, 19.04.2018
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The fourth day took the guests on a study trip to Kihnu Island, which is an island in the Baltic Sea. With an area of 16.4 square kilometres, UNESCO proclaimed Kihnu's cultural space and traditions as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on November 7, 2003.
The Baltic islands of Manija and Kihnu are home to a small group of traditional people. For many years, the men of Kihnu have been frequently gone to sea while the women ran the island and became the guardians of the island's cultural heritage, which includes handicrafts, dances, games and music. Music is an especially important part of the island's traditions, and accompanies handicrafts, religious feasts and other celebrations. Ancient runo-styled songs are also important, as is traditional clothing adorned with decorations and bright colours that symbolize ancient legends and poems.
The people of Kihnu speak a dialect of Estonian which is sometimes considered to be a distinct language and contains many elements from Swedish.
In Kihnu they visited different places and listened a lecture about culture of the island, tour was guided by Mare Mätas. There was also a concert. There were 20 people in that field trip.
Friday, 20.04.2018
Leaving Pärnu and a day in Tallinn - capital of Estonia. First there was a tour in the old town. Tallinn's old town is one of the best preserved medieval cities in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In the afternoon the Estonian Puppet Museum was visited. It was possible to see and hear about the puppet theater dolls, touch and play with them. Altoether 20 people visited Tallinn.
